Re: Help needed with home network configuration
On Sat 07 Apr 2018 at 20:17:56 (-0000), Dan Purgert wrote:
> David Wright wrote:
> > On Fri 06 Apr 2018 at 16:26:47 (-0000), Dan Purgert wrote:
> >>
> >> It's a nuance in the semantics of what it means to "repeat" wifi.
> >> Suffice to say, in order to "repeat" wifi, you have one radio splitting
> >> its time between pretending to be an AP for a client device, and
> >> pretending to be a client device to the upstream AP.
> >
> > Then I'm not sure why you wrote "Good deal". I'd be wanting the
> > wireless connectivity described above as not needed, though obviously
> > on a separate band/channel. Were you implying that that would kill
> > throughput for everything too?
>
> If he's using the buffalo device to "repeat" the wifi signal (which he
> isn't), then yes the throughput would tank.
OK, I'll just assume you don't know. Anybody else actually doing this
(separate band (like 2/5 GHz) or channel (like channel 1/6/11) for the
backhaul (inter-router) link)?
Cheers,
David.
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